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Family Of Slain Girl, 9, Reported Abuse Weeks Before Her Death, Great-Grandma Says
For most of her young life, 9-year-old Maya Thomas knew a home filled with swimming, hiking, love, and two great-grandmothers who adored her. Now, those same women say they tried to save her after learning she was apparently being abused by her mother and stepfather just weeks before her death.
Maya was found severely injured outside her Paulsboro home early Tuesday, Oct. 13, after her mother, India Miller, and stepfather, Sean Scott, called 911 claiming she'd been struck by a car while walking her dog, Gloucester County Prosecutor Andrew Johns said.
But doctors found bruises covering …
Netflix Replaces Top Show Boss Behind Your Favorites After Nearly A Decade
The woman who oversaw some of Netflix's biggest hits, including "Stranger Things," "Wednesday," and "Squid Game," is leaving the streaming giant after nearly a decade.
Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, is departing the company, Netflix announced Thursday, Oct. 15. Peter Rice, a former Disney and Fox executive, will replace her beginning Monday, Oct. 26.
The shakeup comes one day after Netflix co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters told employees on Wednesday, Oct. 14, that the company was cutting about 1,000 jobs, or 6% of its workforce, in its largest round of layoffs yet d…
Friends Mourn Gifted CT Guitarist Known For His Humor, Heart, Devotion To His Family
Connecticut’s music community is mourning David “Dave” Crespo, a Stratford guitarist whose death has left his family facing funeral expenses and the loss of his mother’s primary caregiver.
Crespo died Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a fundraiser supporting his family. He was 60 years old.
For the past six years, Crespo lived at home and cared for his mother, Barbara, while teaching guitar lessons, according to a GoFundMe. Making sure she had the care she needed was one of his greatest concerns, the fundraiser said.
The fundraiser, organized by Elana Klemm on behalf of Crespo’s sister, Valer…
Lisbon Man Embezzled $300K In Willimantic, Manchester Concrete Payments: Police
A Connecticut concrete dispatcher pocketed nearly $300,000 in customer payments while erasing sales records at a business with Willimantic and Manchester plants, state police allege.
John Jeffrey Farrar, of Lisbon, was arrested in Windham on Tuesday, Oct. 13, according to a Connecticut State Police warrant. The charges cover alleged conduct from Jan. 30, 2023, through Oct. 2, 2025.
Farrar faces charges of first-degree larceny by embezzlement, second-degree money laundering, and first-degree computer crime, police said. He was being held on a $250,000 bond.
Farrar's alleged scheme unr…
NY Man Accused Of Using CT Home’s Internet To Download Hundreds Of Child Sex Abuse Files
A New York man used a Connecticut home’s internet connection to download child sexual abuse material and store it on Google Drive, police allege.
Michael Edward Wyatt Dobush, 25, of Clymer, New York, was arrested Thursday morning, Oct. 15, and was charged with first-degree possession of child sex abuse material, Coventry police said. He was released on a $75,000 bond.
The investigation began with a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, police said. Investigators traced suspected downloads to an IP address tied to a Coventry residence.
Police said the invest…
